<Chapter 11> Unseen Threats: Secrets and Consequences
vulnerability noun [ U or C ] /ˌvʌl.nɚ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ 脆弱性；脆弱之物
hatch verb /hætʃ/ 策劃（尤指秘密計劃）
lofty adjective /ˈlɑːf.ti/ 高的
perch noun /pɝːtʃ/ 高座；高處
surveillance noun [ U ] /sɚˈveɪ.ləns/ 監視；盯梢
discreet adjective /dɪˈskriːt/ 審慎的；謹慎的；小心的
blissfully adverb /ˈblɪs.fəl.i/ （對不愉快的事）一無所知地
impending adjective /ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/ （通常指不愉快的事件）即將發生的；逼近的
camaraderie noun [ S or U ] /ˌkæm.əˈrɑː.dɚ.i/ 同志情誼；友情
meticulously adverb /məˈtɪk.jə.ləs.li/ 細致地；小心翼翼地
revel in sth phrase 陶醉於；沉湎於；縱情於
devious adjective /ˈdiː.vi.əs/ 會算計的；會耍手腕的；精心設計的
ponder verb [ I or T ] /ˈpɑːn.dɚ/ 沉思；默想；考慮
dismantle verb /dɪˈsmæn.t̬əl/ （逐漸地）摧毀
strike a blow phrase 給予打擊
reverberate verb /rɪˈvɝː.bɚ.eɪt/ 震撼；産生廣泛影響
orchestrate verb /ˈɔːr.kə.streɪt/ 精心安排；用心策劃
contemplate verb [ I or T ]/ˈkɑːn.t̬əm.pleɪt/ 盤算；沈思；冥想
cloud verb /klaʊd/使迷惑；使不清楚；使難以理解
confrontation noun [ C or U ]/ˌkɑːn.frənˈteɪ.ʃən/ 對抗；衝突；對峙；爭論
unforeseen adjective/ˌʌn.fɚˈsiːn/ 未預見到的；意料之外的
machinations noun [ plural ]/ˌmæʃ.əˈneɪ.ʃənz/（為奪取權力的）陰謀；詭計
be primed for phrase 使做好準備
mar verb [ T ]/mɑːr/ 損壞；破壞；損傷
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